Certification (FYI)

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Certifications in all areas of IT consulting are becoming more prevalent, but which ones really make a difference in pay and hiring trends, here is the answer from new research and analysis at certmag.com and our own research into the 3,000+ new requests for IT consultants over the last year:
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5 W; [' Z. i, \; y+ ]Security Specialist - CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professionals) Cisco Network Specialist - CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) Systems Administrator - MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer) Breakfix hardware technician - A+ SAP Functional Expert - SAP Certification in the module required i.e. FI/CO, MM, HR, PM
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Roles where certification can help:

! d/ k& o1 E# }/ d3 lProject Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer)

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Most Software Development
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Technical/Web Writing
Business Intelligence
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The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:

MCSE+    - average $12,909 increase
) o: l  G  i: ]% C9 |MCT      - average $11,723 increase
# Q/ ^2 z" v8 C( L) zCCNA     - average $9967 increase
CNE      - average $7262 increase
0 y! x& x8 `$ r- a+ k( ZMCP+     - average $7072 increase
CNA      - average $7061 increase
Network+ - average $6487 increase
A+       - average $5134 increase
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The only professional certification in Canada is the Information Systems Professional (I.S.P.) designation from CIPS. More information can be found at www.cips.ca/standards on this designation and the impact it can have on your marketability as a consultant.

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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work:
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7 N( S) {1 h4 ~8 e" B10. "That's weird..."
9. "It's never done that before."
8. "It worked yesterday."
2 h0 ]/ p* W: n) X" D7. "You must have the wrong version."
+ O. d$ g5 Z, N) o6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested."
. q+ N  q6 D# F: i5. "Somebody must have changed my code."
4. "Did you check for a virus?"
  {8 X- u: A  ]2 x! ^; Q3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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and finally ...

1. "I thought I fixed that."

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